 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...Plata meaning “gold and silver,” and the state seal with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim...Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production of copper, coal, gold, lead, manganese, phosphate, silver, talc...there are two official state gemstones: agate and sapphire. An extensive body of gem and mineral literature |  | | Book (volume) | | conditions: the Cumberland Plateau, the Appalachian Valley, the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont Plain...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Report (volume) | | it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton; |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ......................................... 139 144 146 153 158 163 169 . 172 174 Montana..................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Book | | volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite VILLAGE...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE I I...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE |  | | Book (volume) | | brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct), Montana; light yellow orthoclase feldspar (25.03 ct), Idaho;...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...oligoclase feldspar (5.04 ct), Oregon; and three Montana sapphires, violetish blue (2.52 ct), yellow (4...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................258 Montana ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts .................................... |  | | Book | | ROADSIDE % JEOLOGY of Montana David Alt and Donald W. Hyndman ROADSIDE N JEOLoGY of Montana David Alt Donald...Roadside geology of Montana. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Geology — Montana — Guide-books. I. Hyndman...know something about the rocks and landscapes of Montana. We hope our professional colleagues will enjoy...dealing with the four major geologic provinces in Montana. Each starts with its own more specific narrative...Nearly every geologist who has ever worked in Montana contributed something to this book. We read almost |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................221 Montana .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................221 Montana .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ccurrence. Sometimes a village or township and a county, or a village and a state have the same name and...happens that the village or city 1s not 1n the county of the same name nor even in the state. For example...minerals. Chester is also a large city in Delaware County. We have frequently run across minerals recorded...Was the locality the city of Chester or Chescer County ? Worse still, we have run across items in which...Texas; to the one who knows, it is Texas, Lancaster County, Penn. Another instance are the frequent references |  | | Report (issue) | | ASSESSMENT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA Edited by R.G. Tysdal 1 , Steve Ludington2 , and...ASSESSMENT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 96-683-A...in west-central Montana. It lies in the vicinity of Helena, the capitol city of Montana, and includes Federal...was discovered in the region in Powell County in 1852. Mining began in the 1860's, and since then the...the Forest has produced gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and phosphate minerals. * At the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Elmer N . Anderson ..........22 Minerals of t he District of Columbia and Vicinity, with Pertinent Bibliography.................................... 31 W yarning Valley Historical and Geological Society .......... 31...Collection of 20 Gem Stones, in attraetive box. Sapphire Amethyst Garnet Hematite Opal Topaz :atoonstone...time of a cruise sailing to this remote coal mining district, the idea came to me that if coal was there...that when new at this business of collecti ng, the mine dumps in Penn• sylvania's anthracite region "·ere |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................................... .... 463 SAPPHIRE OCCURRENCE IN INDO-CHINA .................................................... 472 CHOATE CHROME MINE. By Peter Z odac ....................................................... 474 PERU'S GREATEST LEAD MINE ···············································...black P-odular masses. It is found at an old cobalt mine, SO miles due north of Middlebury, in central Transvaal...Transvaal, in South Africa. The vein at the mine consists of much decomposed feldspar, green amphibole |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and even higher than one-half is good for star sapphire. "If you polish jade with green jade powder, which...he had recently mined on his property in Morgan County. He had with him a particularly attractive specimen...illustrated with pictures taken at the African mining areas. Mrs. Hannaford showed crystal models of...February 20th various members gave short talks on silver mining, showing specimens of these ores. March 6th...of the New Jersey company. For their purpose of mining exploration, Hughes explained, his company makes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | designed by Joe Stromwasser as its insignia and silver and gold emblems will be ordered. The Dec. 19th...features in the state and reviewed the history of the mining industry in the state. The principle metallic localities...talk of the evening. In October it was "Genesee Valley Country" by Dr. Robert Sutton of the University...trip to the Ouray, Colorado, site of the Camp Bird Mine. For December the topic was "The faceting of gem...Ruberoid Co. of Eden Mills, Vt. ; the wollastonite mine and mill of the Cabot Co., Willsboro, N . Y. Submitted | | | Book (volume) | | Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...oligoclase feldspar (5.04 et), Oregon; and three Montana sapphires, violetish blue (2 .52 et), yellow (4...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout...Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing gravels in Montana is beginning and is expected...large quantities of rough for many years. The sapphire "ore" has increased in value and profitability |  | | Journal (issue) | | faceting & lapidary needs! Lapidary Equipment• Silver & Gold Filled Wire & Sheet• Jewelry Making Equipment•...West Federation Show July 18 through 21 Jefferson County Fairgrounds Port Towsend WA Dealer Inquiries Welcome...Steve Voynick 34 A Hotbed of Mining Copper was king in Butte, Montana; by Roger McPherson Field Trip:...rockgemmag@aol.com Cabs, Cabs and More Cabs Gem Center USA Inc. has one of the world's largest selection of...stone, in any shape and in any size. Gem Center USA is also one of the leading distributors of quality |  | | Journal (issue) | | Approach A Soldier’s Discovery Leads to a Century of Mining at Pearl Handle Open Pit By Mark Oros By Bob..."snowflake" type crystal group, acquired in the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, and once part of the collection of the...Rock, gem, & mineral exhibits as well as Baker County history exhibits Open 7 days a week—including holidays...materials to market • Carrasite Jasper • Hidden Valley Jasper • Cripple Creek Jasper • Moonshine Jasper...Lytle Coleman, Owner/Operator Mine Owner of Lava Cap Thunderegg, Mine Shaft Thunderegg, Eggzilla Thunderegg |  | | Journal (issue) | | stock certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This...Kile Brian Kosnar Bryan & Kathryn Lees Ian Merkel Mining Hall of Farne, Steve Whittington curator Nick North...did not escape the notice of some of the earliest mining men to work in there. Unlike the neighboring states...is basically a hardrock state where mining (and specimen mining) must typically cut through granite and...smoky quartz, rhodochrosite, fl uorite, gold and silver minerals are found more or less in their unaltered |  | | Journal (issue) | | presented by Thomas J. Ricks ENGRAVING ON GOLD AND SILVER The use of hand and power tools to create exquisite...design for our faceters by David S. Weaver 38 SUMMIT PEAK IN THE TRINITY RANGE Gem materials, scenic...used . Now I don't know what a diamond knife is, bow it is used or what it's used for. However, I can...cutting trade can supply. If you have knowledge of bow one can be polished/ sharpened, please send me the...Grossularite-Golden in color Bar and then at Guffey's (m Montana), from Tanzania ... piecesupto 1-1/2carats. I had |  | | Journal (issue) | | I T A I N Vol. VI No. 3 JULY 1957 RUBY AND SAPPHIRE by ROBERT WEBSTER, F.G.A. I T is often difficult...that ruby, with its red colour, a n d the blue sapphire are one a n d the same mineral—corundum, a n d...same mineral is abrasive emery. Both ruby a n d sapphire have been coveted as gems over the centuries,...LEGEND T h e legend a n d lore of ruby a n d sapphire are quaint. T h e lucky owner of a fine ruby was...July. T h e gem of the soul, and of a u t u m n , sapphire, the natal stone for September, was said to preserve |  | | Report (issue) | | Publisher Lithographie, Ltd. Denver, Colorado, USA Design and Layout Gloria A. Staebler © 2012 Lithographic...Lithographic, Ltd. PO Box 11613 • Denver, CO 80211 • USA Phone: 1.303.495.5521 • Fax: 1.303.482.1238 W\\w...Quartz variety amethyst, 3.5 cm tall Kakamunurle Mine, Kar0r, Tamil Nadu, India Bill Larson collection...Bottom: Quartz variety amethyst, 6.7 cm tall Wattika Mine, Murzinka, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Russia Peter Lyckberg...not to survive changes in fashion: the gold and silver is often melted down and the gems reset or, even |
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